Area Sports and Education

Coach Steve Rissler LICKING 49, LAQUEY 21 LAQUEY, Mo. – The top seeded Licking Lady Wildcats faced off with the Laquey Lady Hornets at 4 p.m. last Monday to kick off the 2024 Frisco League Tournament. The game was a turtle race as both teams struggled from the floor all night. Licking was able to…

By Coach Phillip Gambill LICKING 60, PLATO 62 LAQUEY, Mo. – The Wildcats played Plato on Tuesday in the opening round of the Frisco League Tournament. The Wildcats came out playing well, leading 17-15 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter the Wildcats had trouble scoring the ball, trailing by nine…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher The annual Big Cat Classic, hosted by Town & Country Banks, was held Tuesday evening, November 26. The location alternates between Licking and Salem, with this year’s event being held in Salem. The Big Cat Classic is a full evening of basketball between the boys’ and girls’ varsity and junior varsity…

Five Licking Lady Wildcats Volleyball players earned places on the Class 2 District 8 All-District first team. Seniors Linzie Wallace, Allie Hock, Zoey Dawson and Aubrey Gorman were named to the All-District first team, as was junior Jadyn Barnes. Congratulations to each of these athletes for this accomplishment.

By Coach Steve Rissler The Licking Lady Wildcats opened the 2024-25 season versus an uncommon but solid Fredericktown squad last Saturday at the Bunker Shootout. Licking started extremely slow as shots didn’t fall and mistakes mounted. The Lady Blackcats would hit five 3s in the first quarter to lead 22-5 heading into the second. Keely…

By Shari Harris, Publisher The 2024-25 Licking Wildcat Basketball season kicks off with the Big Cat Classic on Tuesday, November 26. This season’s schedule promises to be a tough one, with the addition of four strong opponents – Cuba, Alton, St. James and Thayer. Head Coach Phillip Gambill plans to challenge his team to grow throughout…

By Shari Harris, Publisher This year’s Lady ’Cats basketball team will be made up of thirteen girls, and none of them have ever lost a Frisco League conference game. Head Coach Steve Rissler wants to continue the tradition and see his four seniors graduate with no conference losses. The team had to adjust to the loss…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking Elementary School was a “war” zone the second half of October – a Penny War, that is! Students and staff raised money to go to Convoy of Hope for hurricane relief efforts, and a fierce battle was waged to “punish” Principal Brian Barry by meeting their goals. Three separate goal levels…

By Coach Kayla Lewis Our district meet was held on Saturday, November 2, in Plato. While the results didn’t exactly go in our favor, our Wildcats ran their best. There were 15 schools and 115 runners in the Boys’ 5k race and 12 schools and 88 runners in the Girls’ 5k race. Times and places…

By Shari Harris, Publisher The Licking Lady Wildcats went into this season’s District tournament with a first place seed, earning a first round bye. They faced fourth-seed Steelville on Friday, October 25, at Dixon. Licking advanced from the semifinal round with a convincing three-set win over the Lady Cardinals, 25-14, 25-13 and 25-11. At Tuesday’s championship…